VOL. XXXVII

NO. 26

28-MARCH-1994

OPEC

Pre-Conference OPEC Statements

While OPEC officials made few public statements prior to the 25 Marchmeeting, the little that was said emphasized that all options were open and thatnothing should be ruled out. The London-daily Arabic-language Ash-Sharq al-Awsatof 20 March quoted a well-informed Gulf oil source as saying that "it ispremature to assume that OPEC would roll-over its ceiling for 2Q," and that"all options are still open for the Organization." The...